Prasad Chopade is a Transportation Designer with over 3.5 years of professional experience in the automotive industry and one year of teaching experience in design education. He previously worked as a Transportation Designer at Brisk EV, where he contributed across the complete automotive design lifecycle, from concept ideation to prototype realization. His expertise spans Transportation Design, Product Design, Color, Material & Finish (CMF) Development, Clay Modelling, 3D Modelling, and high-quality 3D Visualization, enabling him to create innovative, user-centered, and production-ready mobility solutions. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor at MIT Institute of Design (MITID), where he integrates industry knowledge with academic practice to mentor aspiring designers while fostering creativity, technical excellence, and human-centered design thinking.
Beyond his professional and academic engagements, Prasad actively explores hands-on and interdisciplinary projects, including building RC aircraft, experimenting with bamboo as a sustainable material, and creating aquascapes. These pursuits reflect his curiosity about structures, material behavior, and natural systems, continuously enriching his design perspective and creative process while inspiring a thoughtful and sustainable approach to innovation.
Beyond his professional and academic engagements, Prasad actively explores hands-on and interdisciplinary projects, including building RC aircraft, experimenting with bamboo as a sustainable material, and creating aquascapes. These pursuits reflect his curiosity about structures, material behavior, and natural systems, continuously enriching his design perspective and creative process while inspiring a thoughtful and sustainable approach to innovation.